In the spirit of celebrating Black History Month, I’ve dedicated my weekly blog posts to celebrate the accomplishments of Black writers with a look into their work within the writing profession. I will be tasking myself with reading the work of one black author per week and reviewing their work as a blog post (Fridays). In addition, I will be writing a post exploring blacks in particular genres (Mondays). That’s a total of two blog posts per week! These posts are meant to be educational, insightful and inspiring. I know I sure learned a lot in doing the research for them!
The first post in the series to be uploaded tomorrow, Monday, 4 February 2013, will focus on the history of Black writers in speculative fiction!
ENJOY & REMEMBER TBIYTC (THE BEST IS YET TO COME)!!!
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John F. Allen is an American writer and visual artist born in Indianapolis, IN. He is a founding member of The Speculative Fiction Guild, Media Chair for Speed City (Indiana Chapter of Sisters in Crime), and a member of the Indiana Writers Center. He began producing artwork and writing stories as early as the second grade and has pursued most forms of writing throughout his career. John studied Liberal Arts at IUPUI with a focus in Creative Writing, received an honorable discharge from the United States Air Force and is a current member of the American Legion. John's debut novel, The God Killers, Book I of the Ivory Blaque series, was published in the summer of 2013 by Seventh Star Press, as well as the Codename: Knight Ranger series, Books I & II. He also has published short stories in several anthologies including: Thunder on the Battlefield, Vol I, also by Seventh Star Press and In The Bloodstream, by Mocha Memoirs Press, The Adventures of Star Blazer, by Hydra Publications and the forthcoming, Bronzeville Blues, by Pro Se Productions.
John draws caricatures as gifts and at live events. He also creates fine art using the mediums of graphite, colored pencil, pen & ink, acrylic and watercolor paint, and comic strips.
John currently resides in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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